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Re: [Xen-users] Xen Dom0 with FibreChannel (FC) can't export disk to Dom

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Xen Dom0 with FibreChannel (FC) can't export disk to DomU
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Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 08:29:55 +0100
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On 23 Nov 2006 at 16:59, Dietmar Simons wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I have a problem with Xen and FibreChannel.

You should says "XEN and Samba". The type of cable should be irrelevant here.

>
> The Dom0 can't export a Disk on a FibreChannel SAN-Box to the DomU's.
>
> In the DomU configuration I try:
>
> disk = [ 'phy:/dev/sdb1,/dev/sda1,w' ]
> or
> disk = [ 'file:/mnt/sambashare.img,sda1,w' ]
>
> sambashare.img is a 512MB great Diskimage on a Partition on the FC-SAN-Box,
> the Dom0 mount this partition on /mnt and the Filesystem is ext3.
>
> The Xen Dom0 can mount every Partition on the FC SAN-Box.
>
> Some information about my Server:
> Dell PowerEdge 1950
> FC-HBA is a 7104 from LSI
> 2GB RAM
> DualCore Xeon
> Kernel: 2.6.16.29-xen
>
> And here the output from lsmod in DomU:
>
> [root@samba3-1 modules]# lsmod
> Module Size Used by
> ipv6 254048 12
> i2c_dev 11908 0
> i2c_core 23808 1 i2c_dev
> binfmt_misc 12808 1
> dm_mirror 23120 0
> dm_mod 52248 1 dm_mirror
> snd_intel8x0 33820 0
> snd_ac97_codec 93728 1 snd_intel8x0
> snd_ac97_bus 6144 1 snd_ac97_codec
> snd_pcm_oss 51616 0
> snd_mixer_oss 20352 1 snd_pcm_oss
> snd_pcm 88580 3 snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
> snd_timer 25860 1 snd_pcm
> snd 53348 6
> snd_intel8x0,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
> soundcore 12512 1 snd
> snd_page_alloc 12808 2 snd_intel8x0,snd_pcm
> mptsas 23308 0
> scsi_transport_sas 19584 1 mptsas
> mptspi 12552 0
> mptfc 16136 0
> mptscsih 38608 3 mptsas,mptspi,mptfc
> scsi_transport_fc 31488 1 mptfc
> mptbase 51552 4 mptsas,mptspi,mptfc,mptscsih
> aic79xx 283992 0
> scsi_transport_spi 25728 1 aic79xx
> ide_generic 5120 0 [permanent]
> sd_mod 20224 0
> scsi_mod 129160 9
> mptsas,scsi_transport_sas,mptspi,mptfc,mptscsih,scsi_transport_fc,aic79xx,scsi_transport_spi,sd_mod
> nfs 217164 1
> nfs_acl 7552 1 nfs
> lockd 62600 2 nfs
> sunrpc 144188 4 nfs,nfs_acl,lockd
> ohci1394 35888 0
> ieee1394 98872 1 ohci1394
> parport_pc 40676 0
> parport 38344 1 parport_pc
>
> And here the boot messages from DomU:
>
> INIT: version 2.85 booting
> Welcome to CentOS release 4.4 (Final)
> Press 'I' to enter interactive startup.
> udev starten: [ OK ]
> Initialisiere Hardware... Speicher Netzwerk Audio fertig[ OK ]
> Kernelparameter konfigurieren: [ OK ]
> Stelle Uhr (localtime) auf: Do Nov 23 16:19:02 CET 2006 [ OK ]
> Rechnername samba3-1 einstellen: [ OK ]
> Root-Dateisystem mit Schreib- und Lesezugriff neu einhängen: [ OK ]
> no block devices found
> Logical Volume Management einrichten: [ OK ]
>
> Can any body help me???
>
> Wish the best
> Dietmar Simons
>
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